Distressed Daty 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, apparel, album covers, packaging, headlines, expressive, edgy, vintage, energetic, handmade, hand-lettered feel, gritty texture, display impact, signature style, brushy, textured, slanted, condensed, calligraphic.
A condensed, right-leaning script with brisk brush-pen construction and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Strokes taper to sharp points, with occasional dry-brush gaps and roughened edges that create a gritty, ink-on-paper texture. Letterforms are tall and narrow with tight internal counters, a relatively small x-height, and lively rhythm driven by angled entry/exit strokes and slightly irregular pressure changes. Capitals are more gestural and sweeping, while the lowercase stays compact and quick, maintaining a consistent slant and baseline flow.
Works best for short, high-impact text such as posters, album or playlist artwork, apparel graphics, labels, and punchy headlines. Its narrow footprint helps fit long words into tight spaces, while the brush texture provides visual interest in display settings and branding accents.
The overall tone feels fast, expressive, and a bit rebellious—like a bold marker signature or hand-lettered headline pulled from a worn print. The texture adds a rugged, analog character that reads as vintage and streetwise rather than polished or corporate.
Designed to emulate quick, confident brush lettering with an intentionally rough, distressed ink texture. The aim appears to be a high-energy display script that feels handmade and analog, prioritizing personality and movement over pristine uniformity.
The distressing is integrated into the stroke paths (not just noisy outlines), so the texture shows up most strongly in heavier downstrokes and tight joins. Narrow proportions and high contrast amplify the dramatic feel, but also make the face best suited to larger sizes where the textured details can breathe.